Return-Path: Received: from out002.verizon.net ([206.46.170.141] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2708771 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Nov 2003 23:11:00 -0500 Received: from [65.239.57.199] ([65.239.43.237]) by out002.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.33 201-253-122-126-133-20030313) with ESMTP id <20031104041058.TFIU6745.out002.verizon.net@[65.239.57.199]> for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2003 22:10:58 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: res0c5l1@incoming.verizon.net Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 20:11:14 -0800 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Ken Welter Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Mooney with mazda engine? Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1144203362==_ma============" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out002.verizon.net from [65.239.43.237] at Mon, 3 Nov 2003 22:10:57 -0600 --============_-1144203362==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Lou Ross had a Mooney with Mazda in it many years ago. Ken >Anybody heard of this before? >Marc >----------------------------------- >From: "Franklin Porath" >Subject: Mazda Rotary Aircraft Engines > >>> My wife thinks it just a "mid-life crisis" thing, but I went and test >drove a new Mazda RX-8 the other day > >There is a lively market in Mazda engine conversions for the >experimental market, as seen at the EAA convention. There are superbly >crafted planetary conversions to optimize engine speed and propeller >speed, designed for just that engine. Former Cardinal owner Jack Soules >built a Quickie-2 with half a Mazda engine (he only needed 100 hp) with >Cardinal owner Lou Herman technical advisor on the project. The company >that does the gearing flies a Mooney with both rotor chambers as a test >bed. As I recall the hardest part was getting delivery on the prop. >Maybe Lou can expand on this??? > >Frank Porath Lurking near Zurich, Switzerland, where a C-150 rents for >$125/ hour. (But it's very very clean) > >Marc Wiese > > > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html --============_-1144203362==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Re: [FlyRotary] Mooney with mazda engine?
  Lou Ross had a Mooney with Mazda in it many years ago.

  Ken




Anybody heard of this before?
Marc
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From: "Franklin Porath" <frankporath@hotmail.com>
Subject: Mazda Rotary Aircraft Engines

>> My wife thinks it just a "mid-life crisis" thing, but I went and test
drove a new Mazda RX-8 the other day

There is a lively market in Mazda engine conversions for the
experimental market, as seen at the EAA convention. There are superbly
crafted planetary conversions to optimize engine speed and propeller
speed, designed for just that engine. Former Cardinal owner Jack Soules
built a Quickie-2 with half a Mazda engine (he only needed 100 hp) with
Cardinal owner Lou Herman technical advisor on the project.  The company
that does the gearing flies a Mooney with both rotor chambers as a test
bed.  As I recall the hardest part was getting delivery on the prop.
Maybe Lou can expand on this???

Frank Porath Lurking near Zurich, Switzerland, where a C-150 rents for
$125/ hour. (But it's very very clean)

Marc Wiese





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